An elephant having mass of 300kg is standing on a concrete bridge of length 8m and breadth 4m. Calculate the pressure exerted by the elephant on the bridge. Given, acceleration due to gravity is 9.8m/s
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given: m = 300 kg, g = 9.8 m/sec², L = 8m, B = 4m
to find pressure exerted by the elephant
pressure = force/area
force = m × a or m × g
f = 300 × 9.8 = 2940N
area = 8 × 4 = 32 m²
therefore P = 2940/32
=> P = 91.875 N/m²
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